Critical Discourse Analysis Theory and Interdisciplinarity

Can discourse analysis techniques adequately deal with complex social phenomena? What does 'interdisciplinarity' mean for theory building and the practise of empirical research? This original volume debates critical theory and discourse analysis, focussin

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Edited by

Gilbert Weiss and Ruth Wodak

Critical Discourse Analysis

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Critical Discourse Analysis Theory and Interdisciplinarity Edited by

Gilbert Weiss University of Salzburg, Switzerland

and Ruth Wodak University of Lancaster, UK

Individual Chapters © Palgrave Macmillan Ltd 2003 Selection and editorial matter and Introduction © Gilbert Weiss and Ruth Wodak 2003 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in hardback in 2003 This paperback edition first published 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basignstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries.

ISBN 978-0-230-55514-3 ISBN 978-0-230-28842-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230288423 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Critical discourse analysis: theory and interdisciplinarity/edited by Gilbert Weiss and Ruth Wodak. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 978–0–230–55514–3 (pbk) 1. Discourse analysis. 2. Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge. I. Weiss, Gilbert. II. Wodak, Ruth, 1950– P302.C6858 2002 401⬘.41—dc21 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07

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Contents Preface by Gilbert Weiss and Ruth Wodak Acknowledgements

vii viii

Notes on Contributors

ix

1 Introduction: Theory, Interdisciplinarity and Critical Discourse Analysis Gilbert Weiss and Ruth Wodak

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Part I Critical ≠ Critical ≠ Critical 2 Critical Discourse Analysis and the Rhetoric of Critique Michael Billig

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3 Critical Discourse Analysis and the Development of the New Science Carlos A.M. Gouveia

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4 Reflexivity and the Doubles of Modern Man: The Discursive Construction of Anthropological Subject Positions Mariann